Brief report: Feasibility of a mindfulness and self‐compassion based mobile intervention for adolescents

Donovan, Elizabeth; Rodgers, Rachel F.; Cousineau, Tara M.; McGowan, Kayla; Luk, Stephanie; Yates, Kayla; Franko, Debra L.

doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.09.009

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“…The reflection process requires users to look at her/his experiences from a distance and often poses a starting point for many other therapeutic strategies (e.g., reappraisal, gratitude). In addition, reflection was used, for instance, as an outcome of self-monitoring [37,44].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Relaxation and meditation exercises were delivered via audio and video tools [49,53]. Self-monitoring outcomes were presented, for instance, as "mood cloud" providing a visual representation of the participant's self-reported mood [44] or in a calendar view, to allow the user to track their behaviour day-by-day or even hour-by-hour [36]. One novel solution combines a mobile app with virtual reality to treat acrophobia with exposure [35] or a platform allowing users to contact each other in order to provide social support enhancing behavioural activation [42].…”

Section: Study Design and Control Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The most common method to assess efficacy and effectiveness was with questionnaires, and almost all the studies using this method found statistically significant differences (in both between-and within-group comparisons) in the primary outcomes (See Table 5). With respect to other measures of primary outcomes, one study used heart rate [37] and two other studies calculated effectiveness based on EMA data [44,46].…”

Section: Efficacy and Effectivenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Standalone smartphone CBT-based Ecological Momentary Interventions to increase mental health - a narrative review

Ma¹,

Shanahan²,

Rohde³

et al. 2020

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Introduction: A growing number of psychological interventions are delivered via smartphone with the aim to increase the efficacy and effectiveness of these treatments and provide scalable access to interventions for improving mental health. Most of the scientifically tested apps are based on cognitive behavioural therapy principles which are considered as a gold standard for the treatment of many mental health problems.Objective: This review aimed to investigate standalone smartphone-based ‘ecological momentary interventions’ (EMIs) to improve mental health, that were built based on principles derived from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).Methods: We searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase and PubMed databases for peer-reviewed studies published between 1st January 2007 and 15th January 2020. We included studies with a focus on standalone app-based approaches to improve mental health and their feasibility, and/or efficacy and/or effectiveness. Both within- and between-group designs and studies with both healthy and clinical samples were included. Blended interventions, e.g., app-based treatments in combination with psychotherapy, were not included. Selected studies were evaluated in terms of their design, i.e., choice of the control condition, sample characteristics, EMI content, EMI delivery characteristics, feasibility, efficacy and effectiveness. The latter was defined in terms of improvement in primary outcomes used in the studies.Results: A total of 26 studies were selected. The results show that EMIs based on CBT principles can be successfully delivered, significantly increase well-being among users, and reduce mental health symptoms. Standalone EMIs were rated as helpful (m=70.8%), and outcomes were satisfying by users (m=72.6%). Conclusions: Study quality was heterogeneous, and feasibility was often not reported in the reviewed studies, hence limiting the conclusions that can be drawn from the existing data. Together, the studies show that EMIs may help increase mental health and thus support individuals in their daily life. Such EMIs provide readily available, scalable and evidence-based mental health support. These characteristics appear crucial in the context of a global crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, but may also help reduce personal and economic costs of mental health impairment beyond this situation or in the context of potential future pandemics.

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Rohde³

et al. 2020

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“…Ferrari et al conducted a meta-analysis with 27 randomized controlled trials, and found that self-compassion interventions may result in a large effect size for rumination and moderate effect sizes for self-compassion, stress, depression, self-criticism, mindfulness, and anxiety, with sustained effects on self-compassion gains (50). Studies have also shown that regular but brief compassion meditation training via mobile applications and webpages can enhance well-being and self-compassion (51,52). These interventions can be adapted to reach a larger audience during the pandemic using online channels.…”

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Self-compassion buffers the adverse mental health impacts of COVID-19-related threats: Results from a cross-sectional survey at the first peak of Hong Kong’s outbreak

Lau¹,

Chan²,

Ng³

2020

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COVID-19 has brought tremendous and abrupt threats to various aspects of our daily lives, from school and work to interpersonal relationships. Self-compassion is put forth as a salutogenic perspective on oneself that buffers the adverse mental health impacts of these threats. During the peak of a local outbreak in Hong Kong in Spring 2020, 761 participants completed questionnaires on self-compassion, perceived threats, as well as perceived benefits and psychological distress. Controlling for demographic variables, negative indicators of self-compassion (aka self-coldness) was found to intensify the impacts of threats on psychological distress. The positive indicators of self-compassion also moderated the link between threats and perceived benefits, such that perceived benefits tend to be less related to threats in participants with higher self-compassion. Our findings highlight the impacts of both positive and negative indicators of self-compassion on the adjustment to such unprecedented challenges, and point to the possibility of enhancing people’s resilience through fostering self-compassion and alleviating self-coldness.

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“…In Asia, the stigma related to mental illness and suicidality might hinder help-seeking behavior [51]. These vulnerable older adults might prefer to access self-help instead [19], and smartphone applications could offer a cost-effective [52] alternative self-help platform. The accessibility of such applications could enhance our efforts in primary prevention and mental health promotion.…”

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Smartphone Applications for Mindfulness Interventions with Suicidality in Asian Older Adults: A Literature Review

Choo

Kuek

Burton

2018

IJERPH

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Elderly suicide is a rising concern. Despite the advent of mobile technology, there remained a gap in the evidence base as to whether smartphone applications could be used for mindfulness intervention for suicidality in Asian older adults. This paper aimed to review recent research relevant to smartphone applications that could be used in providing mindfulness interventions for suicidality to Asian older adults. The inclusion criteria for this review were papers published in peer-reviewed journals from 2008 to 2018 with the usage of specific search terms, namely, ‘smartphone application’, ‘mobile application’, and ‘mindfulness’, assessed against the inclusion criteria and screened by an experienced Asian clinician to be of clinical utility for mindfulness intervention for suicidality with Asian older adults. Initial search on databases yielded 236 results. A total of 35 full text papers that fit the inclusion criteria were assessed for eligibility and 10 papers were included in the current review. This review highlighted the paucity of rigorous empirically validated research into effective smartphone applications that can be used for mindfulness interventions for suicidality with Asian older adults.

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Brief report: Feasibility of a mindfulness and self‐compassion based mobile intervention for adolescents

Cited by 46 publications

References 19 publications

Standalone smartphone CBT-based Ecological Momentary Interventions to increase mental health - a narrative review

Standalone smartphone CBT-based Ecological Momentary Interventions to increase mental health - a narrative review

Self-compassion buffers the adverse mental health impacts of COVID-19-related threats: Results from a cross-sectional survey at the first peak of Hong Kong’s outbreak

Smartphone Applications for Mindfulness Interventions with Suicidality in Asian Older Adults: A Literature Review

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